THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS WINCHELSEA

Registered charity 1132555 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WINCHELSEA PCC

To maintain a building appropriate for collective or private worship, prayer and reflection.To support selected local and national charities throughout the year, including regular monthly collections.To ensure that church buildings are open daily and are available for use by the community as a whole.To support food collections for local charities.

Objects

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rother, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£155k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a planned small surplus for the year on the general unrestricted fund, with total receipts of £155,172 against payments of £157,950. The trustees report that pressure on the operating budget from utility costs and inflation has been a considerable challenge, making donations harder to attract. Despite these pressures, the charity maintains sufficient operating funds and adheres to a reserve policy equivalent to six months' budgeted expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ budgeted expenditure (reserves figure: £32k)

“In accordance with Charity Commission guidance, the PCC maintains a reserve equivalent to six months’ budgeted expenditure. For 2026, this equates to £62,229.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £1,800 — grants £1,800 (1); 1% of the £155,172 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £1,800 — grants £1,800 (1); 1% of the £146,381 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 5
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Thomas Winchelsea (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Nathanael Aaron Haylerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANGELA MARGARET HILL
Alice BOLTON
CELIA ALLISON KING
DEBORAH RODLEY
David Richard Harris · trustee of 1 other charity
Gavin Bredoch McFadyean
ISOBEL MARION LOVELL
Jane Elizabeth Stark
Martin Inia Lew-Gor
Mary Parker
Nigel Mark Ashton

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£155k	£158k
31/12/2024	£146k	£138k
31/12/2023	£144k	£178k
31/12/2022	£99k	£102k
31/12/2021	£96k	£99k

Common questions

Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS WINCHELSEA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a planned small surplus for the year on the general unrestricted fund, with total receipts of £155,172 against payments of £157,950. The trustees report that pressure on the operating budget from utility costs and inflation has been a considerable challenge, making donations harder to attract. Despite these pressures, the charity maintains sufficient operating funds and adheres to a reserve policy equivalent to six months' budgeted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS WITH ALL SAINTS, LYMINGTON, WINCHESTER.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS WINCHELSEA	£155k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS WITH ALL SAINTS, LYMINGTON, WINCHESTER FY2025	£317k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, WILMINGTON FY2025	£191k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROUGHTON AND WICHELSTOWE FY2025	£158k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE, HANWELL FY2025	£204k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WICKHAM BISHOPS & LITTLE BRAXTED FY2025	£81k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.